James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4251 to 4260 of 4273.

• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: In the words of Julius Caesar, when he crossed the rubicon more 2,050 years ago, said: "The die is cast". Indeed, today, the die is cast. Will we rise to the occasion? The occasion that we are required to rise to is a patriotic duty which is spelt out very clearly in the National Accord itself. I am indebted to Ms. Karua for reading this particular part of the Accord, the agreement itself, and I will read it again. Sometimes, we may not get the substance of this Accord I think not so much in the legalese, but in the ... view
• 12 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for your ruling on this matter. I am not to be seen to be in disagreement with your ruling. I wish to congratulate you that over a period of very few sittings of this House, you have made several rulings which will go into the annals of this Parliament. I am grateful for the ruling. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion. THAT, this House orders that the publication period of the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill and the National Accord and Reconciliation Bill be reduced from 14 to six ... view
• 12 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: I mean even this Parliament has not been told what structures are going to be there at all. Until and unless we pass this Bill we cannot even go back to our constituents and say this is the structure of a new government or an anticipated government. Now, it would be undermining the authority of this House for anybody and I am not necessarily saying a particular civil servant, but even anybody in this country, to begin to talk about structures which this Parliament has not debated, approved or, otherwise refused to approve. For that reason, I wish to plead ... view
• 12 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When the Bills will be read the First, Second and Third Times we will have ample opportunity to debate them. Is the hon. Member in order to try and debate the Bills which are not before the House? They cannot be introduced before the House before we pass this Procedural Motion. I think he is anticipating debate on a matter which is not formally before the House. If you allow that to continue then this Motion will take the whole day. view
• 11 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion under Standing Order No.45, which provide for the kind of Motions that may be moved without notice. It includes the Motion that I want to move. Standing Order No.45(g) states:- "The following Motions may be moved without notice: A Motion made in accordance with Standing Orders governing the procedure as to Bills. Standing Order No.98 provides that:- "No Bill shall be introduced unless such Bill, together with the Memorandum referred to in Standing Order 97 (Memorandum of objects and reasons) has been published in the Gazette (as a Bill to ... view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Clerk, you have just said that voting will be by secret ballot. I have gone through my version of the Standing Orders of 2002 and I do not see anywhere it says that voting shall be by secret ballot. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: The second issue, which I will revisit, is where it says that voting will be in alphabetical order. Or is someone being preferred to come first before others? We are here as hon. Members of the National Assembly. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Clerk, Sir, if you may allow me, you have been put to account. Just cite any provision in the Constitution. The election of the Speaker is in accordance with the Constitution and the Standing Orders. Running from Section 37 of the Constitution, you will find the provisions in relation to the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. Could you tell us which sections carry those provisions that you are trying to relate to the House? view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Secondly, can you state specifically where the Standing Orders state that voting should be by secret ballot? If it is by precedent, can you bring a ruling by the Speaker from Humphrey Slade up to Mr. Kaparo, whom we are voting for, where he has ruled that the election of the Speaker should be by way of a secret ballot? If it is by way of usage, then we should follow the House of Commons and the House of Representatives. In any case, the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States is an acknowledged political leader; his ... view